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Leganoth:
It angers me when people (around my age at least it bugs me the most) when they say "chivalry is not dead" when they know nothing about it or where it comes from. >.> some have no knowledge of the medieval era that started mass chivalrousness

Sir William:
Chivalry carries different meaning for different people...for some, it comprises the age old custom of helping those less fortunate or less able (whether it is by holding doors, pulling out chairs, giving to charity) but for the likes of us, it is so much more.  However, rather than getting angered at their apparent lack of knowledge, you could try to educate them a little on the subject, thereby spreading the concept further than your sphere of comfort.  At the end of the day, as knights, we are the ambassadors of chivalry.  Were it not for people having even an inkling of it, it would be dead.

Leganoth:

--- Quote from: Sir William on 2012-02-21, 17:10:06 ---Chivalry carries different meaning for different people...for some, it comprises the age old custom of helping those less fortunate or less able (whether it is by holding doors, pulling out chairs, giving to charity) but for the likes of us, it is so much more.  However, rather than getting angered at their apparent lack of knowledge, you could try to educate them a little on the subject, thereby spreading the concept further than your sphere of comfort.  At the end of the day, as knights, we are the ambassadors of chivalry.  Were it not for people having even an inkling of it, it would be dead.

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True true, but people who do know me call me stupid for buying knight armor, swords etc instead of drugs -__-, kids these days.

Sir James A:

--- Quote from: Leganoth on 2012-02-22, 01:32:37 ---
--- Quote from: Sir William on 2012-02-21, 17:10:06 ---Chivalry carries different meaning for different people...for some, it comprises the age old custom of helping those less fortunate or less able (whether it is by holding doors, pulling out chairs, giving to charity) but for the likes of us, it is so much more.  However, rather than getting angered at their apparent lack of knowledge, you could try to educate them a little on the subject, thereby spreading the concept further than your sphere of comfort.  At the end of the day, as knights, we are the ambassadors of chivalry.  Were it not for people having even an inkling of it, it would be dead.

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True true, but people who do know me call me stupid for buying knight armor, swords etc instead of drugs -__-, kids these days.

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I say this in all seriousness; if they say that to you again, kick them in the crotch. Then tell them if they continue to suggest you buy drugs, it would be unchivalrous of you to not continue to kick them in the crotch until they've learned the error of their ways. Historically, in "early chivalry", it was considered proper to steal someone's money if they were using it (or going to use it) for unchivalrous things.

http://livingthehistoryelizabethchadwick.blogspot.com/2010/10/medieval-monday-william-marshal-and.html

And more power to you for rising above. It gives me some hope for future generations.

Sir Patrick:
Because courtesy plays such a central role in what moderns consider chivalry, I think they mistake the chivalrous person as weak (and therefore deserving of ridicule).  We know better.  The fact you stick to a code in the face of such ignorance poves it.  People like that will drift in and out of your life, so be true to yourself.  And no, chivalry is not dead.  We're here, aren't we? ;)

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